Kaiser Permanente to pay $556 million in record Medicare Advantage fraud settlement [View all]

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https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-kaiser-permanente-pay-million-medicare.html

In the largest Medicare Advantage fraud settlement to date, Kaiser Permanente has agreed to pay $556 million to settle Justice Department allegations that it billed the government for medical conditions patients didn't have.

The settlement, announced Jan. 14, resolves whistleblower lawsuits that accused the giant health insurer of mounting a years-long scheme in which it overstated how sick patients were to illegally boost revenues.

"Medicare Advantage is a vital program that must serve patients' needs, not corporate profits," said U.S. Attorney Craig Missakian for the Northern District of California, in announcing the settlement.

"Fraud on Medicare costs the public billions annually, so when a health plan knowingly submits false information to obtain higher payments, everyone--from beneficiaries to taxpayers--loses," he said.

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Then there's Rick Scott (Republicon Senator, natch) who broke the law, profited, and is still happily screwing this country.
Rick Scott tries to rewrite history on $1.7 billion Medicare fraud controversy
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/article288431251.html